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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 and 22 (Pages 131 - 143).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character begins the novel with a goal to be the first woman justice on the Supreme Court and ends the novel contemplating a career in psychology?
(a) Lisa Shilling.
(b) Mary Nell Fickett.
(c) Elizabeth Frazer.
(d) Betsy Goodman.

2. When Betsy Goodman finds Mary Nell Fickett and Lisa Shilling in Mr. Milne's classroom, Lisa Shilling is hiding underneath Mr. Milne's desk and doing what?
(a) Copying the answer key to the next day's examination.
(b) Repeatedly sticking a pin into her wrist.
(c) Sobbing about her break up with Brian Morris.
(d) Reading a book about psychiatry.

3. Betsy Goodman believes that as an adult she will be great at being...
(a) A doctor.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) Married.
(d) A psychiatrist.

4. While Mary Nell Fickett talks to Mrs. Shilling about Lisa Shilling, Betsy Goodman talks to whom?
(a) Mr. Fickett.
(b) Mr. Milne.
(c) Mr. Bernstein.
(d) Mr. Shilling.

5. As Lisa Shilling's mental condition continues to deteriorate, how do her classmates respond?
(a) They generally are cruel to her.
(b) They tease her little sister about it.
(c) They make fun of her.
(d) They generally avoid her.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Mary Nell Fickett's confidence sinks, what happens to Betsy Goodman?

2. One night right before the end of the school year Betsy Goodman, Elizabeth Frazer, Mary Nell Fickett, and Lisa Shilling are talking at the Goodman house. What happens right after Mr. Goodman walks into the room?

3. By the end of the novel, Lisa Shilling is having mostly

4. What does Betsy Goodman conclude in the definition of madness?

5. As Lisa Shilling's mental condition continues to deteriorate, what are some of the things she does that are disconcerting to Betsy Goodman?

(see the answer key)

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